[thelist] Site critique

Hi "newsletters@witching-hour.net",

Your comments are noted, and your contribution to thelist is valuable, but
please submit a tip when posting offtopic. I started this whole "thing" so I'll
just point to recent articles as payment if no one minds (I can rarely think of
tips on the spot).

> I'm sorry, I believe in free speech, but this comment WAS inappropriate.  I
> was pretty surprised when I read it initially.  You may see it as an
> explanation, or as a brief personal opinion, but it wasn't very well
> stated.

OK - would you like me to try again and this time make it "well stated"? ;P
JK.


On thelist, you'll often see someone noting their avoidance of reading through
javascript to solve a problem with a comment like "Macromedia code makes my eyes
bleed". It's personal opinion and not a personal attack. If you use Dreamweaver,
and you get upset about someone saying your DW code is ugly, then I think you're
being overly sensitive. Browsing Macromedia code makes my eyes bleed, and
reading religious text makes me feel ill. I mentioned this as an explanation for
why I didn't proofread the limited text on the site, in the same way that others
will explain their reasons for not reading Macromedia javascript.

For those who consider a spiritual side more important than elegant javascript,
that's your point of view. If I had written "marketing drivel makes me sick", or
"tech speak hurts my eyes", would anyone have responded with "That comment was
inappropriate!"? By many, and especially in Australia where attitudes are more
casual and people more likely to be non-religious, religious preference is seen
as nothing more than a career choice, or someone choosing to be vegetarian, etc.
(Reading a vegetarian site just makes me want to eat more chicken.)

You (and I'm sure numerous others also) believe my comment to be inappropriate,
but it doesn't necessarily mean it "WAS" inappropriate. If you found the comment
offensive, then I'd like you to consider a quote from aardvark:

"remember, if all someone can do is insult your heritage, you've got
nothing to worry about..."

(Just switch "heritage" with "religious preferences".)

Cheers,

isaac

ps: If you would like to continue the discussion, please email me offlist
(isaac@members.evolt.org). I'm sure there are 748 list members who would prefer
that the onlist thread ended here (or perhaps even a few messages ago :p)


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